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This Emmy Award-winning investigative series examines topical issues off the playing field. It includes interviews and opinions from leading authorities on the issue at hand. Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Ley, Outside the Lines has investigated trends and topics ranging from sports teams' hazing to the overseas labor practices of U.S. sneaker companies.

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Mayfield's wild ride far from over

Steve Delsohn, ESPN

Jeremy Mayfield maintains his innocence of drug charges leveled by NASCAR. In an exclusive interview with "Outside The Lines," Mayfield talked about his life now, being a cautionary tale and whether he will ever drive again.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Mayfield believes he's a scapegoat

ESPN.com news services

Jeremy Mayfield believes NASCAR is using him as an example.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2009

NCAA basketball tournament tops ESPN searches in 2008

Maalek Marshall, ESPN.com

ESPN.com ranks the top searches of 2008.

Story | Conversation | December 30, 2008

Sports figures not inclined to talk about their politics

Paula Lavigne, ESPN

No one in the NBA, NFL, NASCAR or Major League Baseball executive offices would comment on their donations to political campaigns.

Story | Conversation | September 02, 2008

Outside The Lines: Turn For The Worse

Mike Massaro examines the major effects the economy is having on NASCAR

Video | June 29, 2008

Outside the Lines: Alan Kulwicki

On April 1, 1993, Winston Cup champion Alan Kulwicki died in a plane crash near Bristol, Tennessee.

Video | April 01, 2008

Chat Archive: Special Guests 2007

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The Special Guest Chat Archive 2007

Story | Conversation | January 02, 2008

Cheating or innovation? In NASCAR, it's all a matter of perception

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Everyone in auto racing has heard the line: "If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'." Well, NASCAR ain't laughin', writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2007

Given conflicts, Amaechi coverage 'over the top'

George Solomon, ESPN Ombudsman

ESPN would have been better served by showing restraint in how it covered former NBA player John Amaechi's recent revelation that he is gay, says the Ombudsman.

Story | March 05, 2007

Roush turning Toyota bashing into personal quest

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Jack Roush says he's ready to "hand Toyota their heads." Funny how a guy who set the current rules sees somebody else as a predator, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | January 24, 2007

Roush not backing down from Toyota comments, fight

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Ford team owner Jack Roush is still beating the war drums against Toyota's entry into Nextel Cup, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | January 24, 2007

Don't expect a Toyota onslaught in Cup racing -- yet

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

The Toyota way is different, and that could be what is causing such trepidation in the Nextel Cup garage. But the Camry -- and a new way of running a race team -- is coming. And while time will tell if Toyota is a success, don't expect instant results, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2006

Toyota's entry into Cup making many nervous

Lindsay Rovegno, Greg Amante and Mike Massaro, ESPN.com

Toyota is coming to the Nextel Cup and Busch Series beginning in 2007, but there are still many who aren't ready to welcome the manufacturer with open arms. "Outside the Lines" takes a look at Toyota's arrival in stock-car racing.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2006

If money talks, open-wheel series getting hard to hear

John Helyar, ESPN.com

Ten years after the move that divided open-wheel racing, one thing is clear -- it's very hard to find a winner, writes John Helyar.

Story | Conversation | May 10, 2006

The Intern Contest finalists

Bill Simmons, Page 2

It's time to separate the Sonny Crocketts from the Nash Bridges -- Round 2 of the Intern Contest starts now.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2005